Category Archives: Fascism Without Swastikas

Dear Jonathan Kay: Define “reasonable”. And “humane”.

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Dear Jonathan Kay: So, today you penned this charming little screed for the National Pest, in which you castigated pro-choicers for being all “hysterical” and demanding that Rona Fucking Ambrose resign from a post for which she is obviously no … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fetus Fetishists, Law-Law Land, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, She Blinded Me With Science, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin | 4 Comments

A few random thoughts on cops, rape, and murder

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Sampat Pal Devi leads a procession of the Gulabi Gang in India. Photo by Sanjit Das. Couple of quick questions, everyone: Remember Russell Williams? And the Balcony Rapist? The reason I ask is because this horrible rape/murder, which happened in … Continue reading →

Posted in A Passage to India, Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Oceania, Rivers in Egypt, Sick Frickin' Bastards, Spooks, The Bold and the Badass, Uppity Wimmin | 1 Comment

Have we entered a time warp?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Sabina Becker

It’s just a jump to the left… Ah. That was lovely. Takes me right back, that does… No…you wanna know what REALLY takes me back? Not the pelvic thrust that really drives you insa-a-a-a-a-ane. (My pelvis can handle that without … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fetus Fetishists, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, She Blinded Me With Science, The WTF? Files, Uppity Wimmin | 2 Comments

Photo du soir

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Sabina Becker

“Store owner in Madrid refuses cop entrance and access to protesters seeking refuge in his shop. S25” Courtesy Occupy Chicago, via Facebook. Just another thing about the Spanish revolution the major media don’t want you to see.

Posted in Economics for Dummies, EuroPeons, Fascism Without Swastikas, Heroes for Today, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Bold and the Badass, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

That iPhone line just got longer.

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Looks like Apple’s gonna have some sourcing problems, if this keeps up: A brawl involving as many as 2,000 workers forced Foxconn to close its Taiyuan plant in northern China late on Sunday, and left a number of people needing … Continue reading →

Posted in All the Tea in China, Economics for Dummies, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic? | Comments Off

The strange case of Máximo Laura

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Sabina Becker

The following article was sent to me by my friend Sasha, who divides her time between Canada and Peru. It’s by Antonio Rengifo Balarezo, and it describes some disturbing tendencies afoot in Peru today: The reason for accepting the charge … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, The WTF? Files | 1 Comment

Alvaro Uribe: “Not enough time” to be a war criminal

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

I have a terrible confession to make: After Colombia’s bombing attack on Ecuador in March 2008, I had this indelible impression of El Narco, Alvaro Uribe, as a nasty little hot-headed shit who had no respect for national boundaries, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecuadorable As Can Be, El NarcoPresidente, El Predicto Speaks..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal? | Comments Off

Hey, wouldn’t it be funny if that happened in Venezuela?

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Sabina Becker

It’s at times like this that I miss my blogging amigo BoRev. He’d know just what to do with stories like this: An electoral scandal of great proportions involving the office of State Attorney General Katherine Fernández-Rundle is rocking the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

How NOT to write about Venezuela, part umpteen hundred and umpty-ump

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Class, your attention please. We have a very special guest today showing us what crappy coverage of a certain South American country looks like. Daniel Wallis of Reuters, please come forward… Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez unveiled a 3D image of South … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Newspeak is Nospeak, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia | 11 Comments

Sidewalk chalk and the art of civil disobedience

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Q. How many cops does it take to arrest a guy armed only with a few pieces of sidewalk chalk? A. Watch this and see: I wonder how long his chalked logos lasted, who saw, and what message they took … Continue reading →